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What is the right way to replace the chain? You say “make sure the key is facing the right way, but don’t show a close up of what side that is. For us learning, it leaves room for confusion. Otherwise thanks for you tutorial.

Cool old saw. I would like to offer two pieces of advice. First, that pick is going to accidentally poke a fuel line and leave you scratching your head as to why you are losing power in the cut. Second, there is a fast idle feature offered that you were not using so I assume you are unaware of it. Note that riser on the operator presence lever. If you squeeze the trigger then thumb that riser toward the rear of the saw, it will lock the trigger open a bit. Start the saw then squeexze and release the trigger so it can settle down to normal idle.

Chain is not suppose to be spinning at idle maybe clutch springs are weak just a opinion

I wanted to ask if copper/bronze blends well with the VEVOR 12 KG. .? it's a good forge.? Thank you

You are lifting the crucible at a good point but the lifting tongs are not designed to lift at such a small diameter. You would be better off lifting higher up so the tips of the curved bars are what is contacting the crucible. As far as pouring, those are lifting tongs and not designed for pouring. Even if you had the tongs positioned higher (having proper contact) you will still have an unbalanced awkward pour. What you should be using is something like this. i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4~sAAOSw3xdieNMR/s-l1600.jpg That or a ring type like this. (top item) i.ytimg.com/vi/_K1EPdpUpN4/maxresdefault.jpg For pouring you want the shaft inline with the center of the of the crucible so that it is balanced (mostly) and you only need a little effort to turn the shaft to pour. This will give you the most control over the flow. This is very important if you plan on doing any casting into anything other than an open mold. (even with an open top mold it is better) Also, that is a furnace and not a forge. Because of the popularity of the Devil's Forge brand some people have been calling their furnace a forge. Devils Forge do make forges but they are something different. More people also use the incorrect term Foundry for their furnace. A foundry is a Place to do metal casting and had things to do metal casting, including the Furnace. As far as melting cans for metal. The only thing good about cans is that they are free, and that they are small and easily fit in your crucible. But as you found, they produce a lot of dross. Cans are almost all surface volume and mo thickness. This produces a lot of oxides and little metal. Bulkier scrap will produce a better yield. While cans are free you end up paying more for fuel considering what you get from them. Another problem with cans is that the alloys used are not appropriate for casting. Alloys for casting have a decent percentage of silicon as the main alloying element. This gives the alloy more fluidity and will fill detail better in the molds. If you plan to cast something other than ingots this would be something to consider. Better to use scrap that come fro items that have been previously cast. (not diecast though) Anyway, have fun with your hobby.

I think you might want to take a class or workshop for this before getting into it.

Thanks for showing this.